service. It had a more powerful Wright engine. The aircraft never served in WWII, but it did serve during the Korean and Vietnam War. There were very few differences between the AD-1, AD-2 and AD-3, with the AD-4 being the first with very major improvements in the Skyraider series....
The only Skyraider air-to-air kill during the war occurred on 16 June 1953. A USMC AD-4 from VMC-1, piloted by Major George H. Linnemeier and CWO Vernon S. Kramer, shot down a Polikarpov Po-2 biplane in that action. Often painted blue, the Skyraider was nicknamed the "Blue Plane...
The AD-4 is part of a long line of piston-engined attack aircraft developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company, starting with the A-1 Skyraider, seeing service across the globe in various ground strike roles. The variant of the French AD-4 represented in War Thunder is the French AD-4NA, ...